Hinsdale (Samuel Holyoke)
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- (Posted 2016-10-03) CPDL #41312: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-03). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 62 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included, chosen because they fit the music.
General Information
Title: Hinsdale
First Line: Thou wilt reveal the paths of life
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Holyoke's Harmonia Americana, 1791, p. 33. Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 16, Part 2, with six stanzas. Holyoke used the third stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition, changing the first line slightly, from "Thou will reveal the path of life" to "Thou wilt reveal the paths of life."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 16.